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Hooper won't seek re-election

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Wednesday, June 12. 2019

Banks County Board of Commission chairman Jimmy Hooper has announced that he will not seek re-election. He is serving his second term, which ends in December of 2020. "It has been my privilege and honor to have served the great people of Banks County," Hooper said. "It is my hope that the citizens of Banks County have been able to see ... [Full Story »]

Pottery Festival planned Saturday

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Wednesday, June 12. 2019

The 19th annual North Georgia Folk Potters Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 15, at the Banks County Recreation Department, which is located at 607 Thompson Street, Homer. “This year’s festival promises to be bigger and better than last year,” organizers state. “Not only will you have the opportunity to ... [Full Story »]

‘De-annexing’ golf property opposed in Homer

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Wednesday, June 5. 2019

By RON BRIDGEMAN ron@mainstreetnews.com. Banks County Golf, developer of Chimney Oaks Golf Course, requested the City of Homer to de-annex the property Tuesday, and ran into a solid wall of city council opposition. After several minutes of arguing about the relative benefits of keeping the course and subdivision in the city or de-annexing the ... [Full Story »]

Memorial program held in Homer

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Wednesday, May 29. 2019

The Banks County American Legion sponsored the annual Memorial Day program in Homer on Monday. Participants gathered in the shade on Monday in Veterans Memorial Park in downtown Homer for the annual ceremony. Sara Justus performed several songs during the ceremony, followed by a welcome by Bobby Blackwell and a remembrance of fallen comrades by ... [Full Story »]

Benefit golf tourney set for deputy

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Wednesday, May 29. 2019

A charity golf tournament to benefit Banks County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Josh Robertson will be held on Saturday, June 1, at Chimney Oaks Golf Course. The fee is $350 per team. This will cover golf, lunch and drinks. Tee off is at 9 a.m. Donations for Sgt. Robertson, who was injured while on duty, will also be accepted. For more information, ...

Memorial Day program to be held Monday

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Saturday, May 25. 2019

The American Legion Post 215 and American Legion Auxiliary will sponsor a Memorial Day program on Monday, May 27, at 10 a.m. in Veterans Park in downtown Homer. The guest speaker will be Mike Buffington co-owner and co-publisher of Mainstreet Newspapers, Inc., which publishes the Banks County News, as well as four other weekly newspapers in ... [Full Story »]

Graduation to be held Friday

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Wednesday, May 22. 2019

The Banks County High School graduation will be held at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 24, at Leopard Stadium. There will be 174 students in the graduation class. The valedictorian is Harlee Parden. The salutatorian will be Ansley Hatcher. Maggie Dyer is the first honorarian. For more information on graduation, see this week's issue of the Banks County ...

Economic development plan presented

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Wednesday, May 8. 2019

An “economic development blueprint” that outlines how growth should be planned for in Banks County pinpoints four “growth nodes” where development should occur. The “economic development blueprint” was presented Monday morning at a meeting at the Banks County Annex Building with representatives of the board of commissioners, ... [Full Story »]

Deputy struck by vehicle while pursuing suspect

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Friday, May 3. 2019

Right before 9:00 p.m. Friday, a Banks County deputy conducted a traffic stop on Steve Reynolds Industrial Parkway at Highway 441. During the traffic stop, two suspects were arrested. One male arrestee then began to flee the scene on foot to which the deputy pursued him. In foot pursuit of the suspect, the deputy was struck by a vehicle. The ... [Full Story »]

Four injured in wreck

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Thursday, May 2. 2019

A woman and three children were injured in a two-vehicle wreck on Wednesday, May 1, at Hwy. 441 and Historic Homer Highway. The accident reportedly occurred when Marcia Batten, Commerce, who had three children in her vehicle, was attempting to turn left from Hwy. 15 onto the Historic Homer Highway failed to yield and struck a vehicle driven by ... [Full Story »]

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